IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 67

STATUS REPORT for Petitioner Abbar Sufian Al Hawary (ISN 1016) by GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Voorhees, Danielle)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 67

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) IN RE: ) ) Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION ) Civil No. 05-CV-1505 (RMC) ) ) ___________________________________ )

STATUS REPORT FOR PETITIONER ABBAR SUFIAN AL HAWARY (ISN 1016)
Pursuant to the Court's July 11, 2008 Order, Petitioner Abbar Sufian Al Hawary ("Al Hawary"), by undersigned counsel, respectfully submits the following status report. 1. Al Hawary's Habeas Petition Has Been Remanded To The District Court And Should Proceed In Accordance With Boumediene.

Al Hawary's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, Case No. 1:05-CV-1505 (RMC) ("Petition"), was filed on July 28, 2005. Relying Boumediene v. Bush, 476 F.3d 981 (D.C. Cir. 2007), on May 9, 2007, the district court dismissed Al Hawary's Petition. Al Hawary filed an appeal from the dismissal in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia Circuit (No. 07-5203). Those proceedings were held in abeyance, pending the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene. Due to the Supreme Court's June 12, 2008 decision in Boumediene, on June 18, 2008, Al Hawary submitted a Motion for Summary Reversal and Remand of the district court's dismissal of the Petition. That Motion was granted on July 3, 2008 when the D.C. Circuit ordered that Al Hawary's Petition be "remanded to the district court for proceedings consistent with Boumediene v. Bush, 128 S. Ct. 2229 (2008))." Order (July 3, 2008) (Docket No. 71). Therefore, Al Hawary's Petition is now postured to move forward in the district court.

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Al Hawary and Respondents Agree That The Protective Order Should Be Entered.

Undersigned counsel has conferred with counsel for Respondents, Robert Kamenshine, and Respondents do not oppose Al Hawary's request that the November 8, 2004 Protective Order (and supplemental orders) be entered in this case.1 Both parties reserve the right the right to seek modifications to the protective order and supplemental orders as appropriate. 3. Al Hawary Has Been Cleared For Release And Has Requested 30-Days Notice Prior To Release.

On February 22, 2007, counsel for Al Hawary was informed that he has been "approved to leave Guantanamo." (Email from Matthew J. Digiacomo to Scott Barker, et al. (Feb. 22, 2007)) (Ex. A). However, the notification also states, "such a decision does not equate to a determination that your client is not an enemy combatant, nor is it a determination that he does not pose a threat to the United States or its allies." Id. Al Hawary has serious concerns that this ambiguous and damaging language will prevent his safe release from Guantanamo. Pursuant to this Court's July 10, 2008 Order, on July 14, 2008, Al Hawary filed his Request for 30-Days' Notice Prior to Transfer (Docket No. 70), informing the Court and Respondents that he wishes for his counsel to receive 30-days notice prior to his release. 4. Al Hawary Has Not Received A Factual Return, Nor Has He Received His CSRT Record.

Respondents have not submitted a factual return regarding Al Hawary's Petition, nor have Respondents provided Al Hawary's counsel with the classified or unclassified versions of

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Al Hawary previously sought entry of the Protective Order in his habeas petition action. See Motion for Entry of the Protective Order (March 28, 2006) (Doc. 30). This Motion was not ruled on prior to the dismissal of the Petition. 2

his CSRT Record. Al Hawary requests that this information be provided by Respondents as soon as possible. 5. Al Hawary and Respondents Agree That This Petition Can Be Converted To A Direct Petition By Dismissal Of The Next Friend.

Undersigned counsel has conferred with counsel for Respondents, Robert Kamenshine, and Respondents do not oppose Al Hawary's request that his Next Friend, Shaker Aamer, be dismissed from the case because Al Hawary has granted his counsel authority to represent him. 6. Al Hawary and Respondents Have Agreed His DTA Petition Should Be Held In Abeyance.

On September 17, 2007, Al Hawary filed his Petition for Release and Other Relief Under Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 ("DTA Petition"). On June 18, 2008, in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Boumediene, Respondents filed a motion to hold Al Hawary's DTA Petition in abeyance, or in the alternative, to dismiss the DTA Petition, pending the conclusion of his habeas petition. Al Hawary has filed a response stating that he does not oppose the abeyance of the DTA Petition. Dated: July 15, 2008 Respectfully submitted, s/ Danielle R. Voorhees Anne J. Castle Scott S. Barker William Murane Danielle R. Voorhees Meghan N. Winokur HOLLAND & HART LLP 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 Denver, CO 80202 Telephone: [phone] ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on July 15, 2008, I electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of Court using the ECF system, which will send notification of such filing to the following: United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Room 7144 Washington, DC 20530

s/ Danielle R. Voorhees Holland & Hart LLP

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